Is CH2Cl2 a dipole

Answer 1

It does not have dipole-dipole IM forces. The reason for it is that CCl4 is a tetrahedral compound and all of the Cl points away from the central carbon and they are 109.5 degree apart. Therefore they all cancel each other out. The only IM force it has is the london forces.

Answer 2

Yup. One side of CH2Cl2 has C and H atoms, which are very similar in electronegativity. The other side has Cl, the 2nd most electronegative atom. So, obviously electrons would want to be near Cl --> electron cloud is more dense on the Cl side.

Answer 3

Yes. The chlorine atom is more electronegative than the carbon atom, and it will create a partial negative charge around itself. This partial negative charge on the chlorine is balanced out by a partial positive charge on the carbon atom. This is the definition of a dipole

Answer 4

No, both poles of Cl2 have the same charge.

Answer 5

yes! it's dipole dipole intermolecular force. The Lewis structure is a tetrahetron, but Not symmetrical, therefore it's polar, and it's dipole dipole!!

Answer 6

yes. due to the small electronegativity difference between Cl and F, the bond is slightly polar and thus they have dipole forces